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Mali's opposition on Wednesday reiterated calls for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign, again spurning a compromise floated by West African leaders seeking to resolve a weeks-old political crisis. Using the acronym by which the president is known, prominent...

A protest movement that has sprung up in Mali, shaking President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's grip on power, on Tuesday rejected a compromise put forward by regional leaders and insisted that he quit. In a statement, the so-called June 5 Movement said it "demands the...

Bamako, July 28, 2020 - Twenty-two people were killed and 21 were wounded in southern Mali on Tuesday when a minibus collided with a dump truck, the transport ministry said. The accident occurred around 9 am on a national highway linking the town of Kangaba near the...

Bamako, July 24, 2020 - Mali announced Friday that it would shortly re-open its air and land borders after a months-long closure aimed at stemming coronavirus infections. In a statement, the government said air borders, closed on March 18, would open again on Saturday...